RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOURCES OF SPORT CONFIDENCE AND SPOR TCONFIDENCE IN YOUNG IRANIAN ELITE WRESTLERS

Abstract

Abstract Self-confidence can be defined as the belief in one’s abilities to achieve success, and it <br><br>often has been identified as a most important mental skill for a success in sport by individuals <br><br>engaging in competitive sports, including athletes and coaches. This study examined the relationship <br><br>between sources of sport confidence and sport confidence in young Iranian elite wrestlers. <br><br>Participants were 148 elite wrestlers ages 17–20 years (M = 18.60, SD = 0.98) participating country <br><br>championship in 2009 comprised and completed the sources of sport confidence questionnaire <br><br>(SSCQ) and the sport confidence questionnaire (SCI). The SSCQ contains 41 items that represent nine <br><br>sources of self-confidence in sport. The SCI contains 14 items that represent three types of sport-<br><br>confidence. The data were analyzed by employing stepwise regression tests. The results showed that <br><br>mastery was a good predictor of Sport confidence in physical skills and training (B=.466; T=6.713; <br><br>P&lt;.001), coaches’ leadership was a good predictor of Sport confidence in cognitive efficiency (B=.514; <br><br>T=7.225; P&lt;.001) and Social Support was a good predictor of Sport confidence in resilience (B=.279; <br><br>T=3.622; P&lt;.001). Generally, these research results supported the multidimensional Sport-<br><br>Confidence Model by Vealey & Knight (2002).